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Slump

noun/slˈʌmp/
Definition
a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/slˈʌmp/
🇬🇧British English
/slˈʌmp/
🇮🇳Indian English
/slˈʌmp/
1 syllable Say it as /slˈʌmp/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
“the team went into a slump”
nouna long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
verbassume a drooping posture or carriage
verbfall or sink heavily
“He slumped onto the couch”
verbfall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
“The real estate market fell off”
verbgo down in value
“the stock market corrected”
Word Forms
slumpverbfall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
slackverbmake less active or intense
drop offverbget worse
fall offverbfall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
slouchnouna stooping carriage in standing and walking
slouchernouna person who slouches; someone with a drooping carriage
slumpnouna long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
falloffnouna noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Einbruch
eine spürbare Verschlechterung der Leistung oder Qualität
🇫🇷French
marasme
une détérioration notable des performances ou de la qualité
🇪🇸Spanish
depresión
un deterioro notable en el rendimiento o la calidad
🇮🇹Italian
crollo
un notevole deterioramento delle prestazioni o della qualità
🇳🇱Dutch
slapheid
een merkbare verslechtering van de prestaties of kwaliteit
🇵🇹Portuguese
queda
uma deterioração perceptível no desempenho ou qualidade
🇷🇺Russian
спад
заметное ухудшение производительности или качества
India
🇮🇳Hindi
मंदी
प्रदर्शन या गुणवत्ता में उल्लेखनीय गिरावट
🇧🇩Bengali
মন্দা
কর্মক্ষমতা বা মানের একটি লক্ষণীয় অবনতি
🇮🇳Tamil
சரிவு
செயல்திறன் அல்லது தரத்தில் குறிப்பிடத்தக்க சரிவு
🇮🇳Telugu
తిరోగమనం
పనితీరు లేదా నాణ్యతలో గుర్తించదగిన క్షీణత
🇮🇳Marathi
घसरगुंडी
कामगिरी किंवा गुणवत्तेत लक्षणीय घट
🇮🇳Gujarati
મંદી
પ્રદર્શન અથવા ગુણવત્તામાં નોંધપાત્ર બગાડ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕುಸಿತ
ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ಷಮತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಗಮನಾರ್ಹ ಕ್ಷೀಣತೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
മാന്ദ്യം
പ്രകടനത്തിലോ ഗുണനിലവാരത്തിലോ പ്രകടമായ തകർച്ച
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਮੰਦੀ
ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਜਾਂ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਧਿਆਨ ਦੇਣ ਯੋਗ ਵਿਗਾੜ
🇵🇰Urdu
مندی
کارکردگی یا معیار میں نمایاں خرابی۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
暴跌
性能或质量明显下降
🇯🇵Japanese
スランプ
パフォーマンスまたは品質の顕著な低下
🇰🇷Korean
슬럼프
성능이나 품질이 눈에 띄게 저하되는 경우
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sụt giảm
sự suy giảm đáng chú ý về hiệu suất hoặc chất lượng
🇹🇭Thai
ตกต่ำ
การเสื่อมประสิทธิภาพหรือคุณภาพอย่างเห็นได้ชัด
🇮🇩Indonesian
merosot
penurunan nyata dalam kinerja atau kualitas
🇵🇭Filipino
bumagsak
isang kapansin-pansing pagkasira sa pagganap o kalidad
🇲🇾Malay
kemerosotan
kemerosotan yang ketara dalam prestasi atau kualiti
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الركود
تدهور ملحوظ في الأداء أو الجودة
🇮🇷Persian
سقوط
بدتر شدن قابل توجه در عملکرد یا کیفیت
🇹🇷Turkish
Çöküş
performans veya kalitede gözle görülür bir bozulma
🇮🇱Hebrew
לִצְנוֹחַ
הידרדרות ניכרת בביצועים או באיכות
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'slump'?
The primary meaning of 'slump' is 'a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'slump' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'slump' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'slump' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'slump' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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